Our MCI Tour Manager was a very important part of our tour to southern Germany. He was thoughtful, patient, always clear, always responsive to the many, many questions, requests for conversations. We always felt we were hearing from a real person, not a fabricated tour guide.

All of our concerts were important to our trip. Few of us had seen such places, much less sung in them. We knew we were in a special experience when the first reverberation from our singing struck us in the midst of our first performance. Students used singing at Dachau Concentration Camp as a religious observance, a very appropriate observance for a difficult and tearful experience. The choir master at St. Michael (name escapes me) was most welcoming and helpful integrating us into the service and providing Eucharist for the 5 Roman Catholic students who requested it.

Our relationship with the staff at Music Celebrations was “first rate” – I was especially impressed with Mr. Wiscombe’s trip to Brandeis to help us with recruitment.

The highlight for the students was singing two brief pieces (Senfl and Isaac) in the Mozart Saal in the Mirabell Palace (Salzburg) - an ecstatic experience. The swirl of sound they created in the relatively small space seemed to lift their spirits and energize their bodies.

We were thoroughly pleased with our tour experience and would happy to serve as a reference.

James Olesen
Choir Director
Brandeis University